Old High German smero

← Old English smeoru (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *smerwą (inherited)

← Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *smérus (inherited)

← Old Norse smjǫr (cognate)

← Old Irish smiur (cognate)

← Tocharian B ṣmare (cognate)

→ German Schmer (inherited)

→ Alemannic German Schmër (inherited)

→ Luxembourgish Schmier (inherited)

→ Pennsylvania German Schmier (inherited)